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Folios 255-260. Draft of a letter to the Attorney General and Solicitor General,...

Catalogue reference: SP 37/15/100

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This record is about the Folios 255-260. Draft of a letter to the Attorney General and Solicitor General,... dating from 1781 Sept 8 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George III. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 37/15/100
Date
1781 Sept 8
Description

Folios 255-260. Draft of a letter to the Attorney General and Solicitor General, enquiring whether published letters sent by Lord George Gordon to Lord North, and Lord Southampton, are seditious. Enclosing: editions of 'The Public Advertiser' number 14633 dated 4 September 1781; and number 14637 dated 8 September 1781. Gordon's letter, dated at Welbeck Street [Middlesex], concerns a book sent him from Edinburgh about the Popish [Roman Catholic] Bill which he desires to present to the King [George III], with published replies. The newspaper also contain a variety of commercial and theatrical news, and advertisements.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18047377/

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